On the 9th of February 2012, André Nayer, Professor of Law at Solvay Brussels School, was awarded a medal "for the cause of Education" in Hanoi, Vietnam, by the Ministry of Education & Training (MOET).

The ceremony took place at the National Economics University (NEU) where professor Nayer now teaches Business Law in the Vietnam-Belgium Master programme. It is part of larger festivities to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the NEU.

Benny Vossen, current master student in Business Engineering (Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management - ULB) and Laura Famelaer (VUB), aka The Conceptors (their team codename) have won the belgian finale of the Henkel Innovation Challenge.

Their surprising product, Syoss Phoenix Repair, a shampoo that accelerates hair regrowth for people who have had to go through chemotherapy, won the challenge against 10 other belgian student team.